Former Arsenal youth star pleads guilty to sex offences against girl aged 14
Football
By
Mirror
| Jun 17, 2020
Former Bradford City footballer Tyrell Robinson could face jail after pleading guilty to sex offences against a 14-year-old girl.
Robinson, 22, admitted engaging in sexual activity with a child, making an indecent image of a child and distributing an indecent image of a child in August 2018.
He denied a charge of distributing an indecent photograph of a child in 2017 and the charge will now not be pursued by the prosecution.
Robinson, from South Ockendon, Essex, appeared in person at Bradford Crown Court on Tuesday.
He arrived at court wearing a black face mask, white trainers, a dark red coat and cropped, grey, checked trousers.
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He will be sentenced at a later date.
The winger, who played for Arsenal during his youth career, was sacked by Bradford earlier this year after police charged him with child sex offences.
Robinson has been granted bail until his sentencing and was ordered to sign the sex offenders' register before he left court.
Judge Jonathan Rose said: "Dealing with you Robinson, you pleaded guilty to all matters save the last count. The prosecution will not seek to try you on that count.
"Your case is now adjourned to be sentenced."
He continued: "You must not assume that the fact that I'm adjourning sentence and granting you bail is to mean that any particular sentence will be imposed upon you.
"All options will be open to the judge who deals with your case, and that will very much include the possibility of a prison sentence."
A second defendant, Korrie Berman, 21, from Essex, pleaded not guilty to five charges of engaging in penetrative sexual activity with a child.
He will go on trial on April 12 next year.